Dinakar Nethi

August 2009 Blog Posts

For those that have not heard about the "Azure" platform, Windows Azure is a cloud based operating system that offers software as services - .NET Services, Live Services and SQL Azure.
SQL Azure, formerly SDS - SQL Data Services, is a cloud based version of on-premise SQL Server, albeit with a few limitations. The benefits are enterprise level availability, scalability and built-in disaster recovery.
Sign up for your copy of CTP1 of SQL Azure here: https://connect.microsoft.com/Survey/NominationSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=5719&ProgramID=2089&SiteID=547
MSDN Documentationon SQL Azure: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee336279.aspx
Zach Owens, who is a Microsoft Technical Evangelist has blogged about SQL Azure extensively. Check them out here: http://english.zachskylesowens.net/. He has also published...